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the congressman from the district of newtown, chris murphy "walking out of another funeral and was handed the nra statement. the most tone deaf statement i've ever seen. just the reaction to the reaction to your words? >> if it's crazy to call for putting police and armed security in our schools, then call me crazy. i think the american people think it's crazy not to do it. it's the one thing that will keep people safe, and the nra is going to try to do that. we're going to support an immediate appropriation before congress to put police officers in every school and we're going to work with asa hutchinson who has agreed to work with us to put together a voluntary program drawing on retired military, drawing on retired police, on former secret service, on all of these people that can actually go in and make our kids safe. that's the one thing that we can do. >> the one and only thing? you don't think guns should be part of the conversation. >> i think that's the one thing that will immediately make our children safe. >> is it the only thing? >> gun control, you could ban all dianne feinste
the congressman from the district of newtown, chris murphy "walking out of another funeral and was handed the nra statement. the most tone deaf statement i've ever seen. just the reaction to the reaction to your words? >> if it's crazy to call for putting police and armed security in our schools, then call me crazy. i think the american people think it's crazy not to do it. it's the one thing that will keep people safe, and the nra is going to try to do that. we're going to support...
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i want to read the tweet of chris murphy, here's what he tweeted. he represents the district of newtown. he said "walking out of another funeral and handed the n.r.a. transscript. the most revolting tone deaf statement i've ever seen. walking out of another funeral and handed the n.r.a. transscript." thank you all very much. >> when the senate came into session this afternoon, harry reid and minority leader spoke on the floor about the fiscal cliff. they called on the house to extend tax cuts for incomes under $250 a year. current tax rates should be extended for for one year for all taxpayers. >> last night the house of represents approved what we've known for quite a while. speaker boehner's plan to raise taxes on middle class. we said that yesterday. we knew the so-called plan b was no plan at all. it could not pass the senate, turns out, it could not pass the house either. it is too bad this the speaker boehner wasted a week on this stunt. that's all we can call it. at least now house republicans have gotten the message loud and clear, a compreh
i want to read the tweet of chris murphy, here's what he tweeted. he represents the district of newtown. he said "walking out of another funeral and handed the n.r.a. transscript. the most revolting tone deaf statement i've ever seen. walking out of another funeral and handed the n.r.a. transscript." thank you all very much. >> when the senate came into session this afternoon, harry reid and minority leader spoke on the floor about the fiscal cliff. they called on the house to...
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it would be better if my friend and colleague, chris murphy, whose district newtown lies in, were here today, but he's in newtown attending funerals. today in newtown we will bury daniel barden, 7 years old. kowalski, 7 years old. caroline previdi, 6 years old. victoria soto, a teacher who died shielding a child, 27 years old. and charlotte bacon, 6 years old. we came together on sunday, john and joe and rosa, myself and chris with the senators to be at that vigil where so many in the families were in the room for the first time collectively expressing their unimaginable emotion, and permeating the air of -- was a question we can't answer which is why? we can't answer that question. but over time the urgency of that question has got to transform itself in the minds of every single american and certainly in the commitment of every single elected official to do all that we can to prevent what happened in newtown from ever happening again. that is something that we cannot escape as a responsibility. we have talked a lot about the things that we need to do. there is absolutely no justifica
it would be better if my friend and colleague, chris murphy, whose district newtown lies in, were here today, but he's in newtown attending funerals. today in newtown we will bury daniel barden, 7 years old. kowalski, 7 years old. caroline previdi, 6 years old. victoria soto, a teacher who died shielding a child, 27 years old. and charlotte bacon, 6 years old. we came together on sunday, john and joe and rosa, myself and chris with the senators to be at that vigil where so many in the families...
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i appreciate them taking the action. >> i want to commend our colleague chris murphy who addressed the caucus today and led our resolution on the floor last evening and has been on the scene throughout these last several days. i want to commend senator limit fall and lieberman -- and meeting with the families --said her blumenthal -- senator bill lumenthal. the police officers in newtown and the small village of sandy hook. all they have pulled together and provided inspiration for all of us. the governor of the state of connecticut has been incredible . sunday evening he said with winter approaching, he will forever think of these children when gentles knows it begin to fall -- when gentle snows begin to fall as individuals know snowfalls. he went to talk about the spring and how newtown and sandy hook and the state of connecticut will recover and the flowers will come up and we will think of these children again. but they will always be in our memory. we have a special responsibility as elected members of congress. pen in pad, writing what you do during your moment of service in the
i appreciate them taking the action. >> i want to commend our colleague chris murphy who addressed the caucus today and led our resolution on the floor last evening and has been on the scene throughout these last several days. i want to commend senator limit fall and lieberman -- and meeting with the families --said her blumenthal -- senator bill lumenthal. the police officers in newtown and the small village of sandy hook. all they have pulled together and provided inspiration for all of...
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. >>> coming up, we will talk to new york city mayor michael bloomberg and senator elect chris murphy and tom brokaw and eugene robinson. >>> first, bill karins with a check on the forecast. bill. >> rainy morning, mika. yesterday, fog problems, baltimore's airport was shut down last night. have to make up a lot of flights this morning. the rain will be moving out. if you're traveling in northern new england, that's the only place we have snow and other places green, rainy in providence. and "new york times" and philadelphand -- new york city and philadelphia, you're clearing it out. it will be a very mild afternoon. this is one of the last warm days we will see for a while and by this weekend, it will be cold in many areas of the east. as far as the rest of the country, significant snowstorms in colorado headi ing for the plains and iowa could get nailed by a significant snowstorm tomorrow and thursday morning. for today's forecast, the midwest, you're okay for travel today. tomorrow, that storm begins to slide your way. i mentioned that cold air. look at chicago. those are highs fri
. >>> coming up, we will talk to new york city mayor michael bloomberg and senator elect chris murphy and tom brokaw and eugene robinson. >>> first, bill karins with a check on the forecast. bill. >> rainy morning, mika. yesterday, fog problems, baltimore's airport was shut down last night. have to make up a lot of flights this morning. the rain will be moving out. if you're traveling in northern new england, that's the only place we have snow and other places green,...
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the mood on the floor last night, we had a moment of silence and chris murphy, the senator from connecticut spoke brilliantly and poignantly last night. i think yeah, anybody who gets up there and tries to make a partisan argument now is going to certainly look petty. >> bill: are you nervous that, as a democrat, that president obama might give away the store in order to get a deal? i mean he is talking about -- i keep forgetting the phrase. the cpi -- >> chain. >> bill: chain cpi whatever it is. any cuts in benefits of social security or medicare in order to get a deal which is what republicans want. no doubt about it. >> that's right. that's their pound of flesh. you know, social security, when you're dealing with benefits, you're talking about 60% of the people or 2/3 of the american people rely on social security for half their income, a third for all of their income. so when you're talking about a small percentage change in their adjustment, that makes a huge difference. particularly when medicare premiums continue to go up each year. so those are really, really tough things for democr
the mood on the floor last night, we had a moment of silence and chris murphy, the senator from connecticut spoke brilliantly and poignantly last night. i think yeah, anybody who gets up there and tries to make a partisan argument now is going to certainly look petty. >> bill: are you nervous that, as a democrat, that president obama might give away the store in order to get a deal? i mean he is talking about -- i keep forgetting the phrase. the cpi -- >> chain. >> bill: chain...
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congressman chris murphy of connecticut spoke on the house floor shortly before the tribute. the senate held a moment of silence as well. >>> we're learning more about the suspect in the deadly shooting. friends of adam lanza say he had asperger's, a mild tomorrow of autism. sebastian macklin from mcclain say his autism left him nonverbal and hyperactive at times. not violent. they're worried that it will cause further stigma against autism. >> asperger's disorder alone does not cause people to behave like this. there's more to the story. things will come out over time. if we don't find out, i sure hope people don't pin it just on the as berger's. >>> they say that they've never been concerned with sebastian committing violent acts, his parents say that. that it is unfair to blame autism for being behind the shooting. >>> we'll have much more on the tragedy at sandy hook throughout the morning. you can always get the latest on the tragedy on our website. nbcwashington.c nbcwashington.com. >>> police in northern illinois charged more than 20 college students of hazing after a
congressman chris murphy of connecticut spoke on the house floor shortly before the tribute. the senate held a moment of silence as well. >>> we're learning more about the suspect in the deadly shooting. friends of adam lanza say he had asperger's, a mild tomorrow of autism. sebastian macklin from mcclain say his autism left him nonverbal and hyperactive at times. not violent. they're worried that it will cause further stigma against autism. >> asperger's disorder alone does not...
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congressman chris murphy of connecticut spoke on the house floor shortly before the tribute. the senate held a moment of silence yesterday as well. >>> today one congressman will join gun control advocates in demanding stricter gun laws. rhode island democrat dave sis linni and the head of the brady campaign to prevent gun violence will present a letter signed by families affected by a recent mass shooting across the country. that letter will be delivered to the white house and his colleagues on capitol hill. the white house says president obama will make gun violence a top priority during his second term. >>> more details are emerging about the suspect in the deadly shooting. adam lanza. friends of lanza say he had asperger's, a mild form of autism. 1.5 million americans are said to have it. sebastian meck lynn is one who has it. his family said it left him nonverbal and hyperactive, but not violent. >> he's a nice little boy. he doesn't calculate violent act. it's never been a concern of ours as parent. put a label on it so quickly and say this is the reason or anything tha
congressman chris murphy of connecticut spoke on the house floor shortly before the tribute. the senate held a moment of silence yesterday as well. >>> today one congressman will join gun control advocates in demanding stricter gun laws. rhode island democrat dave sis linni and the head of the brady campaign to prevent gun violence will present a letter signed by families affected by a recent mass shooting across the country. that letter will be delivered to the white house and his...
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the brand new senator elect is chris murphy. the mayor of newark, new jersey is going to be joining us in just a moment. as is the police chief from oak creek wisconsin where that mass shooting occurred this past august. that is all coming up this hour. but, in order to understand one important element of the response to newtown, in order to try to get a handle on the range of possible outcomes here, as we try to make decisions as a country as to whether we are going to change as a country because of this massacre and because of the national heartbreak it has caused, to try to get at that very big question, there is a very narrow discussion to be had about a piece of new technology. this is something called a 3d printer. anybody can become a small-scale manufacturer of anything. all you have to do is down load a computer file or create a computer file that has the specifications for the shape of a thing that you would like to build. you do have a limited range of the material that your 3d printer can make something out of, that
the brand new senator elect is chris murphy. the mayor of newark, new jersey is going to be joining us in just a moment. as is the police chief from oak creek wisconsin where that mass shooting occurred this past august. that is all coming up this hour. but, in order to understand one important element of the response to newtown, in order to try to get a handle on the range of possible outcomes here, as we try to make decisions as a country as to whether we are going to change as a country...
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senator elect chris murphy joins us. thank you for being with us. >> it's nice to be with you. >> the whole country's heart is bound up in your congressional district right now, bound up in this town. what can you tell us about your experience in this last few days in newtown. what do you think about what's going on in newtown that maybe isn't translating to the national stage as the whole country looks toward that town. >> yeah, i've had the honor of representing newtown for the last six years. at some level, i relate to this like everyone else does. i have a four-year-old son that i dropped off at school on friday morning. a few hours later, i saw him with a big smile on his face. there are 20 sets of parents that dropped his kids off that same friday morning and that was the last day i ever saw of them. newtown is a small town. it's really the quintessential new england village. it's got a labor day parade that runs through the center of town. the biggest one in the state. every church group and civic group and religi
senator elect chris murphy joins us. thank you for being with us. >> it's nice to be with you. >> the whole country's heart is bound up in your congressional district right now, bound up in this town. what can you tell us about your experience in this last few days in newtown. what do you think about what's going on in newtown that maybe isn't translating to the national stage as the whole country looks toward that town. >> yeah, i've had the honor of representing newtown for...
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thank you chris murphy. we just came from a vigil over on the senate side that senator lieberman, senator blumenthal, former senator dodd were at and all of us had the opportunity to be there. joe courtney, when he spoke, spoke of our colleague chris murphy and the incredible job that he has done for his district and for our state. when you hear him speak on the floor about quintessential new england and the community he represented for six years in newtown and the little village of sandy hook, you understand that this is a man who truly represents the people of his district and this great state. all of us have been shocked by the events that have transpired . many things will be said, dick blumenthal, elizabeth who is the represent elect have been there for the last four days. the whole world has looked in on this horrific event and parents all across this country and all across the world understood implicitly what we all fear, the unspeakable. a parent describing a trip in an automobile from bridgeport to
thank you chris murphy. we just came from a vigil over on the senate side that senator lieberman, senator blumenthal, former senator dodd were at and all of us had the opportunity to be there. joe courtney, when he spoke, spoke of our colleague chris murphy and the incredible job that he has done for his district and for our state. when you hear him speak on the floor about quintessential new england and the community he represented for six years in newtown and the little village of sandy hook,...
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chris murphy and dick blumenthal and elizabeth espy, our colleagues, were there. these first responders who came on the scene and prevented the loss of more lives deserve our unending thanks. the great coordination by our state police and local police, everything that transpired, all the volunteers that participated, the teachers, the professionalism that they exhibited, the execution of a drill that they have been through time and again and as rosa talked about the principal and the teach whore sheltered her children and gave her own life, these are difficult things. as chris has so eloquently said, we're seeking answers and know that we must move on and where do you find the strength? we found the strength in a great leader and governor, dan malloy, who has been there all four days and beyond. and at the vigil last evening when the president and he speak in an ecumenical gathering, he said, as winter approaches, and snow begins to fall, i will always think of these children as precious snow flakes during this winter of events. but i am heartened by the fact that
chris murphy and dick blumenthal and elizabeth espy, our colleagues, were there. these first responders who came on the scene and prevented the loss of more lives deserve our unending thanks. the great coordination by our state police and local police, everything that transpired, all the volunteers that participated, the teachers, the professionalism that they exhibited, the execution of a drill that they have been through time and again and as rosa talked about the principal and the teach...